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  • to support or help someone (3 word idiom)
    back someone up
  • problems that someone has had in the past that they do not worry about because they happened a long  time ago and cannot now be changed (4 word idiom)
    water under the bridge
  • Ifa quality, ability, disease,etc. runs in the family, many members of the family have it (4 word idiom)
    runs in the family
  • used to say that a decision, action, etc. is sudden and done without any planning (6 word idiom)
    on the spur of the moment
  • to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem (6 word idiom)
    hit the nail on the head
  • public interest and attention (3 word idiom)
    in the limelight
  • the person who someone loves most and is very proud of (5 word phrase)
    the apple of his eye
  • you do or say something that will upset people  or cause problems (3 word idiom)
    rock the boat
  • at some time in the future (6 word idiom)
    in the long run
  • to delay making a decision (3 word idiom)
    sit on the fence
  • you will not worry about a possible future  problem but will deal with it if it happens (8 word idiom)
    cross the bridge when you/he/she comes to it
  • to stop an argument and become friends again (3 word idiom)
    bury the hatchet
  • signs of improvement in a situation that has been bad for a long time, or signs that a long and difficult  piece of work is almost  finished (9 word idiom)
    see the light at the end of the tunnel
  • to quickly start working (3 word idiom)
    swing into action
  • a lot of money (4 word idiom)
    an arm and a leg
  • to suffer unpleasant results of an action, especially loss of money, so you do not want to do the same thing again (4 word idiom)
    to burn his finger
  • to do something that will cause a series  of actions to start (5 word idiom)
    set the wheels in motion
  • you can get information and use it very easily (3 word idiom)
    at your fingertips
  • to slow or stop the progress of something or someone (5 word idiom)
    put the brakes on it
  • in an instant; very quickly (6 word phrase)
    in the twinkling of an eye
  • in a difficult situation in which you are likely to be punished (3 word idiom)
    in hot water